Only one antivirus program per computer, which includes, Avast, AVG, Norton, Microsoft Security Essentials, McAfee.etc.and you must ensure that all remanants of any previous AV program are completely uninstalled before installing any new one ..Malware programs which include, MWB, SuperAntispyware you can have as many as you want..

I have some experience and thoughts on this matter. I'm not RC though so I will keep them to myself.

DA

Wot is ok with all your programs, it is added to the browser and will notify you when you are attempting to go to a suspect site you can read the reasons why the site was rated as it was. When doing a Google search you would see red circles on the ones that have a bad rating so you know to avoid them.
That may have prevented you from going to that site in your search that you got the infection from.
It is one more addition to a layered security approach.

Thanks, RC. Have you had any experience putting WOT on a Mac?

J

No sorry I haven't.

DA , jump on in, my guess is she called me out is because on her other post I suggested she look into adding WOT since she encountered a drive by infection when she went to an unknown site from a Google search.

I posted on the ancillary thread this morning. The thread is gone now. Someone must have gone to the dark side after me as my comments were as always polite and didn't even reach a three on any 1 to 10 scale.

DA

I never saw it, I can not imagine why that happened. I know I found your contributions very valuable. I had been helping on the thread she had going on KT, as I said I assume that is why I was personally addressed.

I definitely want to hear from others about their thoughts on programs and services, etc. And that certainly includes you DA.

Um...I posted a flippant (but harmless, honest!) remark to DA on that thread. I suspect it may have been misinterpreted by the OP who asked for it to be removed. Maybe.

Certainly unintentional if it offended anyone.

I saw DA's response on the other thread and thought it was exactly right. Concise and articulate with no sign of ill will whatsoever.

Shax,

I took your post as you intended, and my response was the same.

RC,

I do not think it was erased randomly as the GW world is way to big for that. I can only guess that a member took it upon him or herself to become the censor of the forum by reporting it. I say this as previously we have had members openly report they have been in contact with GW over one thing or another.

I hope the intention was well-meant rather than busy-bodyish. Historically the forum itself handles things unless they are vulgar, threatening or mean-spirited. It has always been better to jointly address or jointly ignore issues rather than to bring a monitor in.

Censorship is a live breathing concept which by its nature is arbitrary and capricious. An abuse of its power and we all lose.

DA

Perhaps she had it removed herself. I guess my flip post here drew attention to it, because my post was also removed.

AwwwK I didn't ask for anything to be removed, if OP means me!!!!

I didn't even get to read it.

Jann

I for one am moving on.

DA